ENGRAFT
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
(verb) fix or set securely or deeply; “He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”; “The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum”
graft, engraft, ingraft
(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
To fix firmly into place
Adjective
engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)
(rare) Engrafted.
Anagrams
• fragnet
Source: Wiktionary
En*graft", v. t.
Definition: See Ingraft. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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